commit modified files using lines removed from TODO.md as commit message

todone

# commit modified files using lines removed from TODO.md as commit message
git ci -am "$(git diff "TODO.md" | awk '/^-\* / {printf substr($0, 4)"; "}')"

#  make it easier by adding an alias to .gitconfig
[alias]
    todone = "!git ci -am \"$(git diff \"TODO.md\" | awk '/^-\* / printf substr($0, 4)\"; \"}')"

# make it smarter by looking for the TODO.md file or accepting it as an argument
[alias]
    todone = "!f () {\
        R=\"$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2> /dev/null)/..\";\
        if [[ \"$1\" && -f \"$1\" ]]; then T=\"$1\";\
        elif [[ -f \"TODO.md\" ]]; then T=\"TODO.md\";\
        elif [[ -f \"${R}/TODO.md\" ]]; then T=\"${R}/TODO.md\";\
        else echo \"TODO file not found, specify as first argument or use default name of TODO.md\"; exit;\
        fi;\
        m=\"$(git diff \"$T\" | awk '/^-\\* / {printf substr($0, 4)\"; \"}')\";\
        if [[ \"x$m\" != \"x\" ]]; then git ci -am \"$m\";\
        else echo \"[NOTICE] No lines removed from '$T'\";\
        fi;\
    }; f"